Ok, well I decided to do it, it just came to me two days ago and i'm rolling with it. I have dry fasted for as much as 17 days but never actually juice feasted liquidarian modified method style, which should be fun. Based on my past experiences, I should be able to handle this, no problem.

This is going to be somewhat modified in the sense that I will not limit myself to just fruits and veggies. I may add coconut and olive oils to my juices and possible nuts and seeds blended in and some tea. I think it will be a nice way to possibly lose some bf but I don't want to get weak so I will be 'Feasting' on an adequate amount of calories. Not strict juices, I will most likely be doing primarily Blender blends.....

I am not guaranteeing that I will be 100% but I feel good about it and I think I can do it. If this goes well enough, I may just continue on liquids and have my first piece of solid food in Portland on July 16th. That would be divine. I could meet up with my two fav raw foodies (Andesuma and Tasha) and we could go to a known place for good raw eats or something, yes? Minimum 30 days, Maximum 46 days.

Okay, here goes:

Day 1 started today. To hold me accountable and keep me honest, I had a huge salad last night before I went to sleep at around 1am in the morning. My last hurrah before I started. I couldn't spoil myself yesterday as I was working all day.

SUPPLIES

This is what I have on handy so far. I will be buying more and different stuff and will post accordingly.

FRUITSA decent amount of assorted wild frozen berries4lbs of Organic Green Apples40lb box of Organic BananasAbout 15lbs of Frozen Durian (Which I made myself out of thawed out durians)2 lbs of Organic Lemons

I know fresh is best but honestly with long 10-15 hour shifts these coming weeks, it is impossible to get my meals in. Plus making a whole bunch of juices every day is messy and a nuisance. This way will motivate me to consume more as it is on hand whenever I need it.

So far I feel great. One other note, I don't plan on decreasing my activity level whatsoever. In fact i'd like to be even more active and rather increase intake if needed accordingly. I also still plan on getting my max bench press goal of 285lbs (+50lbs in 50days) on around June 22nd.

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I would do some wheatgrass but i'm too tired to put together the machine handcrank it and then clean it and besides, I have the taste of cherries and bananas in my mouth

Felt energetic and good today despite only having slept 2hrs as I had work early and I was up late prepping and organizing. Going to sleep real good tonight as I played racquetball and lifted hard today.

If I dip below 175-180lbs bodyweight range and I cannot keep my weight up I may break this fast but hopefully I will be able to take in enough calories so that this won't happen. I will most likely lose alot of weight but I primarily wanted to do this feast just to have the experience and of course to cleanse and give digestion a rest from solid foods for a bit. So far so good!

The metric system is socialized measurment. If you implement it it will only be a matter of time before your grandma will stand in front of a death panel being forced to deny the existance of baby Jesus.

Thank you everybody! I had the worst dream last night. Guess I had a little bit of anxiety over the whole no solid food thing for such a long period. I dreamt the I was at a huge holiday party and there were all sorts of raw foods for me and I didn't want anything and I was flipping out and just realizing that I had a long way to go on my juice feast, wondering if I could make it. I think it's my brain's way of anticipating not knowing how the heck to process what will be going on the next 1 1/2 months. I feel good now that i'm awake and it was just a dream. Maybe it was the damn durian before I went to bed NEVER I LOVE MY DURIAN!

I'm Your Man... Well I hope weight loss isn't too excessive as I want to stay on this. I don't want to lose more than 26lbs. Everyone says you lose a lb a day. I pray that doesn't happen and I eat enough to avoid that. Trial and error the next 2 weeks...

Cubby, here's to 'chewing' my liquids! lol

Karmacharger, i'm a durian addict, there's no two ways about it. For some reason i'm drawn to it. I remember once I tried dehyrating it and my father came in and he asked me if I took a dump in my dehydrator. LOL

Thanks VeganGirl, I am interested as well! This is a first for me...

Okay, well I've been taking some cool pics of all the produce and blends but until I find the missing cord to the camera, I cannot post them yet.

Tuesday June 3rd DAY THREE

Morning Weight: 198lbs (-3lbs):shock: <-- not too happy
about that, too much too fast. I should eat more or maybe it's water
weight loss...?
BodyFat (Tanita Scale): 13% <-- dunno how accurate these
scales are, I don't think they are but whatever, i'll record it.

I took in some extra durian and some more coconut oil and I remembered to use avocado as well as more bananas. I don't want to lose weight that quickly. I welcome the loss but i'd like to maintain lbm, not eat away at it. I know i'll lose some but that goes with any other routine in which you cut up or drop weight.

I felt a little withered today. I think sleeping only 1 1/2 hrs and then working 10hrs on monday caught up to me even though i got a full 8 hours of sleep in last night. Regardless, I still felt pretty awesome today and worked for 10 hard hours barbacking a 1800+ crowd.

For the record, I have just as much energy as usual, even more so. I had to stop and FORCE myself to leave the gym as I wanted to do other things like shop after I did 39 worksets for Chest and Shoulders and in addition about 200 pushups at the very end. Strength is still increasing at a steady rate, no loss in it whatsoever....

This is a FEAST, eat eat eat or should i say drink drink drink, not a fast, enjoying so far. I want my muscles to continue to grow and be fed and nourished.

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-24oz of the charged water I set out last night
-50oz of Durian blend made last night
-50oz Organic Grapefruit and Organic Orange blend made last night
-50oz of Organic Vegetable Juice Blend made last night
-50oz of Organic Fruit Juice Blend made last night
-232grams of spirulina/chlorella blended in 100oz water
-1 1/4oz fresh wheatgrass juice
-43oz Juice Blend (coconut one) made last night

2 3/4 Gallons of Juice Today! Is that bad? Honestly, I need my calories and my protein and that is that. On only juice, it just has to be this way. I would just like to say a major annoyance is constantly having to piss. I feel like counting the number of times I pee in a day. It is unconscionable and can get very annoying!!!!!

I would just like to say that it is truly amazing how we have the power to put whatever we want or not into our body in any form and thrive yet we make so many wrong choices, even though no one is shoving or force feeding us. The cleaner I eat, the more I realize that and it marvels me how I could ever do anything else other than eat clean.

Also, I am not one to believe in the 'ever holy emotional detox' aspects that are claimed by fasting/feasting/undereating but everytime I do one of these, I am always pleasantly surprised by the mental clarity and overall heightened positive emotional state that it facilitates immediately. I feel great!

Complete psychotic animal in the gym tonight. Had it not been closing 40min after i got there, I would have gotten lost in there.

Today's Intake-16oz Durian Juice (1 cup frozen durian)
-64oz Organic Juice (6 organic bananas!) I <3 bananas
((Start the day with calories! I'm not counting calories but just to get an idea, that was about 1200 calories. Woohoo! ))

Forgot to mention, started the process to make some Rejuvelac (2 cups sprouted heirloom organic red quinoa/water), which is a fermented sprouted grain drink. Should be ready by tomorrow. It is also known as 'stinky sock water'. Perhaps I will mix it up with my durian! All kidding aside I love the taste of it, add a bit of lemon and you're good to go!

Purchased a sleu of organic greens as i would like to do some actual 'jucing' in my juicer as opposed to blending as I have not yet. I got addicted to blends and generally I don't juice anymore. I'd like to change that....

Performed Enema Flush (2 bags) to help make sure everything is moving fluidly.

I actually lost some weight after the flush, and of course the bodyfat thing isn't 100% accurate.

Weight after flush: 195lbs (-1lb)Bodyfat after flush: 12% (-1%)

I woke up with absolutely no appetite whatsoever for the first time since I started the feast. I took in alot before I went to sleep. After the flush, I feel a little more appetite and ready to eat a little.

The metric system is socialized measurment. If you implement it it will only be a matter of time before your grandma will stand in front of a death panel being forced to deny the existance of baby Jesus.

Cubby, stink sock water is one of the easiest things to make and if you look into it a little, you'll see why it is so beneficial for you. Google 'Ann Wigmore' and 'Rejuvelac'. It catches a bad rap but honestly, I think it is quite tasty!

VeganGirl, Thanks! I'm trying very hard to maintain my weight right now so that I can get my heavy lift in about 10 days that i've been training so vigorously for. After that, I wont mind lightening up a little more....

Funny how people the cooler I carry around with gallons of juice is a crazy conversation starter and when I explain what's up people look at me like i'm nuts (nothing new in that department) and think i'm going to die. Little do they know; some are informed and think it's admirable...

Sunday, June 8th DAY EIGHT

Morning Weight: 196lbs (-1lb)Bodyfat: 11% (-1%)

Performed 2 bag enema flush and weight stayed the same. Happy about that and I feel great!